SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP13432 PART NUMBER: 342667-009 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Armada E700/M700 & Prosignia 170 ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (25 November 1999) VERSION: 686H_1125.99 Rev. G LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada E700 Series Compaq Armada M700 Series Prosignia 170 OPERATING SYSTEM: IBM OS/2 Microsoft Windows 3.x and MS-DOS Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Microsoft Windows 2000 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.0 SUPERSEDES: SP12786 (ROM dated 11/23/99) DESCRIPTION: Creates a 11/25/99 version ROMPaq diskette to upgrade the System ROM in Prosignia 170 & Armada E700/M700 Series notebooks. Enhancements/Fixes: - Resolves a blank screen problem which occurs during system resume before a warm dock or undock event. - Resolves the system from hanging intermittently during undock. - Resolves sluggish behavior of system under Windows 98 while connected to the miniPCI modem. - Resolves automatic shut down of system when it stays in DOS mode or F10 Setup. - Resolves intermittent failure to suspend for systems with LG DVD and Toshiba HDD. This version includes the following enhancements/fixes that were also implemented in previous ROM versions dated 09/30/99, 11/20/99 and 11/23/99: - Fixes system from automatically shutting down when it stays in DOS or F10. - Implement enable/disable docking serial number device option. - Added new brightness table to support Hitachi Panel. - Added new video bios HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette. 2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. Power down the computer. 6. Place the newly created Compaq Armada E700/M700 & Prosignia 170 ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A: and power up the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the System ROM. IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE SYSTEM WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE! Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies